Lynn Water Company, IN
Above the new 10 ppb level coming in 2027
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 13.7 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Under the current 15 ppb rule this is not an exceedance, but it is above the 10 ppb action level that takes over in Nov 2027. Test your own tap; filter if your result shows lead.
About Lynn Water Company
Lynn Water Company serves about 1,097 people through 509 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Randolph County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5268004; phone on file: 765-443-0019. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Lynn Water Company is 13.7 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.7 ppb over 10 |
How Lynn Water Company compares
Of the 687 Indiana systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.31 ppb; 6 are over 15 ppb right now and 36 have gone over at some point. Lynn Water Company's 13.7 ppb sits at the 98th percentile in Indiana and the 98th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Randolph County
7 other systems share Randolph County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Lynn Water Company. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana American Water - Winchester | 5,405 | 1 ppb |
| Union City Water Works | 3,513 | 5 ppb |
| Parker City Water Department | 1,400 | 2.6 ppb |
| Farmland Municipal Water Works | 1,301 | - |
| Ridgeville Water Department | 825 | 2 ppb |
| L & M Regional Water District | 450 | 1 ppb |
| Riverside Community | 50 | 1.6 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Lynn, IN may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Lynn Water Company whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. This system is in the band the 2027 10 ppb rule changes.